Location
Ideal for a get-
Approaching from the east on the A86, Roy Bridge is approximately 30 miles from the junction at Dalwhinnie with the A9, the main Perth to Inverness trunk road. Alternatively if approaching from the west coast, Roy Bridge is 3 miles from the junction at Spean Bridge where the A86 meets the A82 Glasgow to Inverness trunk road. See location map below or click here for road map.
The picturesque village of Roy Bridge has two hotels (with public bars serving food), a railway station with services to Fort William, Oban and Gasgow and a regular bus service to Fort William. The railway links to the West Highland Line steam service at Fort William. For motorists, Roy Bridge makes an excellent central location for day trips to the west coast, Speyside, the Cairngorms National Park, Inverness, Loch Ness & Urquhart Casle, Pitlochry and northern Perthshire. Close to the cottages are excellent views to Ben Nevis and Aonach Mor ski slopes to the west, and views to the east up Glen Roy famous for its parallel roads left by the ice-
Just 3 miles away, the village of Spean Bridge has a few pubs and restaraunts, a Spar convenience store, and a large branch of Edinburgh Woolen Mill.
Directions
On entering Roy Bridge take the road signposted Bohenie opposite the Roy Bridge Hotel and follow the signposts to Bohenie Lodges, approx 1.5 miles. The lodges are located beyond the farm-
Satnav
The post-
Grid Refs
The OS Grid reference is NN294832. GPS co-
The Famous Parallel Roads Of Glen Roy (Glacial Features)
Using the full screen google map link below it is interesting to switch on satellite view which allows you to see from above the famous parallel roads of Glen Roy (glacial features) 3km to the north of our location. If visiting the parallel roads in person there is a viewpoint accessible by car or bicycle on the other side of the River Roy at OS Grid Ref NN297853. Please note there are no crossing points of the River Roy apart from the road bridge in the centre of Roy Bridge village (an old bridge close to the lodges has fallen down but is still marked on OS maps at a farm named Cranachan)
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